Legal Opinion

Lin v. U.S. Attorney General

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided April 17, 2012No. 11-10100PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRYOR, Circuit Judge:

This appeal presents a jurisdictional issue of first impression: when is our Court “inaccessible” within the meaning of Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 26(a)(1) so as to extend the time for filing a petition for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Chao Lin and his wife, Xue Yun Lin, natives and citizens of China, petition for review of the denial of their third motion to reopen removal proceedings. After the Board denied their motion, the Lins had 30 days to file their petition for review in this Court, but the Lins filed their petition one day…

2Cases cited14 opinions

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